MAKKAH — The General Authority for the Care of the Two Holy Mosques announced that the number of visitors to the Two Holy Mosques during the month of Rajab 1447 AH reached 78,843,425. These statistical figures reflect the high turnout and the (...)
RIYADH — Point-of-sale (POS) data showed steady economic activity across Saudi Arabia during the period from Jan. 11 to 17, with more than 236 million transactions valued at SR4.0 billion, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Restaurants and (...)
JEDDAH — The crescent moon marking the beginning of the month of Sha'ban was sighted Tuesday evening shortly after sunset, appearing low on the southwestern horizon, confirming the start of the new lunar month.
Majed Abu Zahra, director of the (...)
RIYADH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) forecasts that several regions of the Kingdom will experience active surface winds stirring up dust and sand, and a noticeable drop in minimum temperatures starting Tuesday and continuing until (...)
RIYADH — Students in schools across Saudi Arabia will go to their classes on Sunday as the second semester of the current academic year commences after a nine-day break.
The Ministry of Education revealed that the total number of actual school days (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi security authorities have arrested a total of 18,054 illegal residents in a week. The arrests were made in the joint inspections, carried out by the security forces in collaboration with the relevant government agencies, during (...)
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia has delivered 30,000 shares of sacrificial meat each to Egypt and Palestine under the Kingdom's Hady and Adahi Utilization Project, which is overseen by the Royal Commission for the City of Makkah and the Holy Sites.
The (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia has revived plans to develop the long-awaited Jeddah Metro, issuing a preliminary design consultancy tender for the project's Blue Line, according to MEED.
The tender was issued in early January, with consultancy firms given (...)
MAKKAH — Advanced smart technologies are being deployed at the Grand Mosque to strengthen crowd management and enhance the safety and experience of pilgrims, using intelligent counting systems that monitor visitor movement in real time.
The systems (...)
JEDDAH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has forecast rainfall across several regions of the Kingdom over the coming week, beginning Wednesday, January 15, and continuing through Tuesday, January 20.
The forecast is based on outputs from (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers reaffirmed on Tuesday its unwavering support for continuing ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The Cabinet session, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh, firmly rejected any attempts to (...)
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Civil Defense has warned Saudis and expatriates against hazards caused by rainfall, including flash floods and water accumulation. It advised the public to avoid flood-prone areas and refrain from attempting to (...)
RIYADH — Rail transport across Saudi Arabia carried approximately 46.7 million passengers during the fourth quarter of 2025, the Transport General Authority announced on Tuesday.
The authority said urban rail services accounted for the bulk of (...)
MAKKAH — The Makkah Mayoralty honored a Bangladeshi cleaning worker, who was seen in a video in which he gives his prayer rug to a pilgrim to perform prayers inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
The mayoralty emphasized that the honor was bestowed in (...)
RIYADH — Two Egyptian residents were rescued by the Border Guards after their boat broke down in the Red Sea. The search and rescue teams of the Border Guard carried out the successful rescue operation in Al-Qahmah sector of the southern Asir (...)
RIYADH — The number of trips registered via ride-hailing apps in Saudi Arabia has exceeded 43 million during the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 54.26 percent compared to the same quarter of last year, according to the quarterly statistical (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing said it is closely monitoring weather reports issued by the National Center for Meteorology as part of ongoing efforts to prepare for conditions that may affect regions across the Kingdom.
In a (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) has reduced the number of entertainment zones scheduled for completion by 2028 to 14, down from an earlier plan of 21 zones.
The company had previously planned to develop 21 entertainment zones across 14 (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi security authorities have arrested a total of 18,836 illegal residents during the last week. The arrests were made in the joint inspections, carried out by the security forces in collaboration with the relevant government (...)
JEDDAH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) predicted that Saudi Arabia will experience cold weather at night and in the early morning hours in the northern regions and the southwestern highlands during the mid-year school break of 1447 AH. (...)
RIYADH — Lt. Gen. Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani, Assistant Minister of Interior for Operations, passed away on Friday after a brief illness.
Funeral prayers were held at King Khalid Grand Mosque following Asr prayer.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin (...)
JEDDAH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) on Thursday released the lowest temperatures recorded across Saudi Arabia and outlined its weather outlook for the remainder of the mid-year school vacation, forecasting continued cold conditions (...)
RIYADH — The Heritage Commission announced on Thursday the registration of 8,581 urban heritage assets in the National Urban Heritage Register across Asir, Al-Baha, and Makkah regions. By this, the commission has achieved its approved target of (...)
RIYADH — Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia reached 255.361 million during the period from Dec. 28, 2025, to Jan. 3, 2026, with a total value of SR17.016 billion, up from SR13.028 billion recorded in the previous week, according to the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's table egg production exceeded 8.4 billion eggs in 2024, marking an increase of 6.4 percent compared to 2023, according to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture.
The Riyadh region ranked first, producing around (...)
